Art Quote by Michelle C. Hillstrom

Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering.

— Naomi Watts

“Art is not alone in imparting charm and mystery to the most insignificant things; pain is endowed with the same power to bring them…

— Marcel Proust

“the art of life, mostly, the art of avoiding pain”

— Henri Cole

“Suffering is supposed to be the raw stuff of art.”

— Jay McInerney

Pain s the truth of art. Art is not a hobby or a pastime. It is the result of an internal battle royal, one…

— Seth Godin

“Artists thrive on suffering.”

— Irving Stone

“tragedy is suffering elevated into art, it’s art that helps humans endure—and sometimes even transcend—their suffering. It’s”

— Jean Hegland

I suppose I do believe that the greatest art consoles a wound that it creates, that art can give you the capacity to endure…

— Christian Wiman

“Pain is a crucial part of our reality; it awakens a person from a mental stupor. A person must never be afraid to discover…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Creative output, you know, is just pain. I'm going to be cliche for a minute and say that great art comes from pain.

— Kanye West

What all of us artists are doing is using our pain as material to create our work.

— Yoko Ono

Out of suffering comes creativity. You cannot spell painting without pain.

— Anonymous